Powerful, poignant and NEEDED. That's the best way to describe NBA superstars and friends, King James, D. Wade, Melo and CP3 open up the ESPYS by calling on their fellow athletes to take a stand and help reverse this rash of police-related murders. #BlackLivesMatter.

A lighthearted moment of the ESPYS came before the actual show even began, when WWE Superstar, The Big Show, approached Shaquille O'Nealon the red carpet, reportedly challenging him to a match at next year's WrestleMania. Remember, these two have history in the ring.

We already knew that Kobe Bryant was a legend. On Wednesday night, the ESPYS put it in stone, bestowing its Icon Award to the Black Mamba. Check out the five-time NBA champion's speech. All that's left now is an imminent Hall of Fame induction.

There wasn't a dry eye in the house at the Microsoft Theater in downtown L.A., when everyone's favorite sideline reporter, Craig Sager, accepted the Jimmy V Perseverance Award for his continued fight against cancer. Pretty dope that vice president Joe Biden presented him with the honor, too.